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Stratified Monopoly Game Analysis

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Stratified Monopoly

With a few minor adjustments to the monopoly game you can simulate stratified social classes within our society. The purpose was to see how successful each player would be in the game, the game was simulating a controlled life. Our class system is divided primarily into three groups. The three groups(classes) are upper, middle, and lower/working class.
The four players represent our socio economic classes; player one is the upper class, player two is middle class, player three is the lower class, and finally is player four. Player four who does not adhere to any classes represents those who live below the poverty line or those that don't make a sustainable living wage. Free parking represents incentives that most commonly affect the upper and middle classes. These are things like tax deductions or stock market options. Basically, it shows that things are setup in our society that inherently benefit those who can take risks or literally spend …show more content…

Both players were able to purchase the high equity estates the game offers. However, the two other players had a hard time after the first couple passes of the game. I player one was able to purchase a lot of property. There was times where I had less money than the other players but I had the most property so it still gave me the upper hand. Whenever someone landed on my land they owed me money. So even though they had the money I had all the power, the money only came in handy for them when they needed to pay. I had monopolized the whole board and at that point in the game no player stood a chance. Player four was the first one to be out, they simply couldn't progress with what life had given them. I don't think the lower class players could when because the upper and middle class players were able to acquire property so much faster than the lower class. It's hard to be successful in a world that's going against

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